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Angelus |
a bell rung to announce the time of this prayer. [1/2 definitions] |
annunciate |
to announce. |
call |
to announce or order as (a meeting, election, or the like). [1/22 definitions] |
check |
in chess, used to announce the fact that the king of one's opponent is under attack. [1/19 definitions] |
chime |
to ring out, play, or announce (music, hours, signals, and the like), as a bell or bells. [1/8 definitions] |
cuckoo clock |
a clock that conceals a mechanical bird that pops out of a little door to announce the hour with sounds resembling the cry of a cuckoo. |
death bell |
a bell sounded to announce a death. |
declare |
to announce in a formal way. [1/2 definitions] |
denounce |
to announce the ending or repudiation of (a treaty or the like). [1/3 definitions] |
dish up |
(informal) to announce (damaging information) about someone or something. [1/2 definitions] |
hand in |
to announce officially. [1/2 definitions] |
herald |
to announce or symbolize the approach of; proclaim. [1/4 definitions] |
peal |
to sound or announce, as by ringing of bells. [1/5 definitions] |
pin down |
to force (someone) to give specific information, announce a decision, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
post1 |
to announce with a sign or poster. [1/3 definitions] |
preannounce |
combined form of announce. |
predict |
to announce the coming of (a future event) based on particular evidence or inference. [1/3 definitions] |
presto |
used to announce the accomplishment of something marvelous, as by a magician. [1/5 definitions] |
proclaim |
to announce or declare officially or publicly. [1/2 definitions] |
pronounce |
to announce that a specified condition is true of. [1/7 definitions] |
prophesy |
to announce as a prophecy. [1/5 definitions] |
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